registrar
noun
reg·is·trar
ˈre-jə-ˌsträr 
: an official recorder or keeper of records: such as
a
: an officer of an educational institution responsible for registering students, keeping academic records, and corresponding with applicants and evaluating their credentials
b
: an admitting officer at a hospital
c
chiefly British
: resident sense 3
Examples of registrar in a Sentence
got a copy of his transcript from the school's registrar
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The Los Angeles County registrar did not update results over the weekend — the last tally there was released at 5 p.m. on Friday — but Tran is leading there with 56.26% of the vote.
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Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
The Orange County registrar of voters does not independently verify the citizenship of people registering to vote, the release said.
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For two decades, Cathy served her community by overseeing elections, as the county clerk and registrar of voters in Shasta County, California.
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Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
The Orange County registrar of voters does not independently verify the citizenship of people registering to vote, the release said.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
For two decades, Cathy served her community by overseeing elections, as the county clerk and registrar of voters in Shasta County, California.
—Katie Waldo, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
What's next: Within three days, Allen is to issue guidance to county registrars to restore voter registration records to those who should still be eligible, per the injunction.
—April Rubin, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for registrar
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“Registrar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/registrar. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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registrar
noun
reg·is·trar
ˈrej-ə-ˌsträr
: an official who records or keeps records
Medical Definition
registrar
noun
reg·is·trar
ˈrej-ə-ˌsträr
1
: an admitting officer at a hospital
2
British
: resident
Legal Definition
registrar
noun
reg·is·trar
ˈre-jə-ˌsträr
: an official recorder or keeper of records
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